This yearlong training program helps WI and IL farmers evaluate and refine their farm business, learn sustainable farming practices used on real farms, develop a tailor-made farming/business plan, and begin to view the farm as an interconnected system. Learn from some of the most innovative farmers and experts in the Midwest and create lifelong friendships within a new farming network.

Program Components:
• Winter Course Sessions (October 2018 – March 2019)
10 sessions of farm business planning, learn from some of the most innovative farmers and experts in the Midwest
• Field Day Workshops (April – October 2019)
Training events on different topics, hosted at sustainable farms
• One-on-One Mentorship (April – October 2019)
Pairing with a farmer-mentor in field of interest during harvest season
• Last Session & Graduation Event (September 2019)
Share summer-time experiences and celebrate the completion of the course!